End-gate.



Paten ted Feb. 4, 1902.

ENAD GATE. icsti oooooooo JERRY VVILCOX, OF SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA.

EN D-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,574, dated February4, 1902. Application filed January 4, 1901 Serial No. 42,053. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JERRY WILCOX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Schuyler, in the county of Colfax and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gates; and I dohere=` by declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such' as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to end gates for wagons; and it has for itsobject to provide a gate in the form of a scoop, which Will be soattached to the body as to be readily lowered to operative positionand'raised to position to close the end of the body, the object of theinvention being to provide a simple and edi 'cient means for holding the'gate in its closed position and for releasing it to permit it tounfold, further objects and advantages of the invention being evidentfrom the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure l is a side elevation showing the gate in its closed position,one of the holding devices being shown with its supportinglink in dottedlines. Fig. 2 is a View showing the gate in open position. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective view of one of the locking devices. Fig. 4 is a topplan View showing the gate in a lowered position, and Fig. 5 is anelevation of one of the locking members.

Referring now to the drawings, 5 represents the body of a Wagon havingan open rear 'end, and at this rear end and secured to the bottom of thebody is a pintle-rod, which extends transversely of the body.

In connection with the body of the Wagon there is employed an end-gatein the form of a scoop 7, this gate including a bottom 8, having sides 9and 1 0 secured thereto, said gate being hingd to the bottom of theWagonbody through the medium of hooks 11 upon the bottom thereof, whichare engaged with ears 11' on the Wagon-body. r

When the gate is in its closed position, (shown in Fig. 1,) the sidesthereof lie against the outer faces of the body of the Wagon, and whenthe gate is in open position the sides thereof slide rearwardl y untilonly those porthe sides of the gate terminating in annular enlargements14.

Pivoted to the outer faces of the sides of the body 5 are links 16,which extend rear wardly from their pivots, and rotatably i mounted inthe rear ends of these links are stub-shafts 17, these shafts beingfiattened beyond the links, so that there are formed, in effect, plates18, having the ends of the stubshafts as trunnions. the plates 18 areformed annular heads 19, lying in planes at right angles to the plates,the plates being disposed in the arc-shaped slots of the sides of theend-gate and with the annular heads lying against the outer facesthereof. Against the outer faces of the heads are disposed levers 20,having angular openings which receive angular studs 19' on the heads 19,and through the medium of these levers the plates are rotated.

The operation of the mechanism is as follows: When the end-'gate israised to its closed position, the plates 18 lie in the annularenlargements of the slots in the sides of the gate, and by means of thelevers they may be turned to lieacross the ends of the narrowed portions'of the slots, so as not to be drawn thereinto,

and they thus act to prevent movement of the end-gate. When the gate isto be lowered, the shafts are operated to rotate the plates so as toenter the slots, and the gate may be then swung rearwardly anddownwardly, at which time the plates travel through the slots. At anytime the' gate may be raised, and when in closed position' the shaftsare manipulated to` turn the plates to lie across theslots and hold thegate closed. I If desired, the slots may be enlarged at other portions,so that the gate may be held in different positions.

To prevent jamming of the plates 18 in the slots, the links 16 areprovided, and thus if the slots be not centered absolutely upon the ears11' these links will rise or fall to compensate for any eccentricity.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a Wagon-body of' At the outerends of an end-gate hinged to the bottom thereof and having sidesdisposed to inclose the sides of the body, the sides of the gate havingarcuate Slots terminating in lateral enlargeme11ts,and plates pivotallymounted and connected with the body, said plates being disposed foradjustment to move through the slots or to lie transversely in theenlargements of the Slots to hold the gate againstmovement, the widthsof the plates being greater than the widths of the Slots adjacent to theenlargements.

2. The combination with a Wagon-body, of an end-gate hinged thereto andhaving sides between which the sides of the body are received, the sidesof the gate having arenate slots therein, links pivoted to the body,plates pivoted to the links and disposed for movement through the Slots,the plates being wider than the slots, said slots havinglaterally-enlarged portions, and means for rotating the plates in theenlarged portions of the slots to lie transversely thereof and withtheir edges beyond the narrowed portions of the Slots to hold the gatein closed position.

In testimony whereof I herennto sign my name, in the presence of twosnbscribing witnesses, on the 14th day of November, 1900.

JERRY WILCOX.

VVitnesses:

GEO. W. XVERTZ, G. N. WELLS.

